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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The Manifest surveyed 501 people about their food delivery and restaurant habits during COVID-19 and found that two-thirds of people ate in-person at a restaurant in July 2020. Doordash is the most popular food delivery app with 12 percent of people using the app in July 2020. Nielsen CGA 2020 Hotel Beverage Study.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-September 2020 Edition

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Our research estimates that for 2020, at least 100,000 restaurants will close, but the initial scope of closures won’t be known until government statistics are released in the months ahead. Searches in the Veganism category, which comprises vegan-related searches made in any language (e.g.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

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Q1 Yelp Economic Average (YEA) , which takes a holistic look at the local economic changes since the start of 2020, focused on the economic impact of COVID-19. Key restaurant findings from the Q1 2020 YEA include: More than 30,000 restaurants have shut down – temporarily or permanently – as of Sunday, April 19. Eating 2020.

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FSMA Rule 204 Updated: What Restaurants Need to Know Right Now

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Fast-forward to September of 2020 when the FDA announced FSMA Rule 204, calling it an “important, critical step forward in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to bring about farm-to-table traceability in our food supply. The Growth of Digital Traceability. The Compliance Challenge.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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These regulations will likely expand beyond predominantly large entities to include smaller establishments, driving widespread adoption of food waste diversion practices across the industry. – Frenchie Audette, VP of Food Service at Divert In 2024, the restaurant industry continued to adjust to changes sparked by 2020.

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Canada moves to protect citizens from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley

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The CFIA plays a critical role in safeguarding a healthy food supply system, ensuring the foods Canadians eat are safe and facilitating the trade of food and food products internationally. Romaine lettuce is associated with elevated food safety risks. Quick Facts. coli O157:H7 from 2010 to 2019.

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Boost Your Restaurant Business with Five Local Marketing Tips

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Necessary safety protocols and the heightened risk of contracting the virus in closed quarters combined to shut down majority of businesses in 2020. Restaurants were harder hit than most because many food related businesses weren’t ready to transition to digital services. The Pandemic and the Restaurant Business.